wqpalmer728

ok im 13 kinda comp. wiz on windows 98, got a spare comp. from tech guy @ school, got some ppl i know to install an OS on spare comp. either Linux or exotic OS, i got Linux (obviously y im here) and my dad downloaded some games and other programs off the net onto a cd, i got the cd on my comp. and "unzipped" the ".tgz" (i think) files into a new folder and now im clueless on how to get the programs runnning so i can use them. when i first booted up the login screen said debian, so im pretty sure it's that, but now my comp. likes the root user to login to KDE any idea what that is? im barely Linux savvy cause i took a programming course last summer and we used Linux and now im messing around with my new Linux. any idea how 2 help? :x

yeah, but the only problem is that my Linux i think doesn't have a modem because i do use a dial-up account to access the internet and when i plugged a phone line into the Linux, it didn't recognize it, i don't think.... sorry for my message that was hard to read..... and is there a way to get my Linux to automatically run cds because the only way i know is by clicking on the home button and it opens up a "Windows explore"-like window where i can see all files in a directory thx again